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15-Year-Old 'Bitcoin Kid' Wants to Make Ethereum Easier

CoinDesk profiles Whit Jackson, the 15-year-old developer working to make Ethereum easier for developers.

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ChangeTip Users Can Now Turn Bitcoin Tips into Gift Cards

ChangeTip users can now withdraw bitcoin from the platform in the form of gift cards, thanks to an integration with Gyft this week.

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Oxford Dictionaries Adds New Definitions for 'Blockchain' and 'Miner'

OxfordDictionaries.com, the online language resource owned by the Oxford University Press, has added new cryptocurrency-related definitions.

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Destinia: Bitcoin-Paying Customers Spend More on Travel

Bitcoin paying customers spend €16 more on average per transaction than those paying with credit cards, says online travel agency Destinia.

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Inside Barcelona's Bitcoin Drug Lab

For €50 in bitcoin, Energy Control provides anyone in the world with a breakdown of the purity of their drugs – no questions asked.

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LOT Polish Airlines Now Accepts Bitcoin

LOT Polish Airlines is now accepting bitcoin payments, meaning the digital currency can be used for flights to 60 global destinations.

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Gallup Poll Finds Few Consumers Trust Digital Wallets

New Gallup data points to a small degree of trust for digital wallets among consumers.

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Why Bitcoin Should Embrace Stupidity

CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo discusses why the bitcoin industry should learn from the early Internet's sillier success stories.

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Berklee Report Proposes Blockchain Royalty Network for Musicians

A study published by the Berklee College of Music outlines how a blockchain royalty system could improve working conditions for musical artists.

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MovieTickets CEO: Bitcoin Has Boosted Sales and Visibility

CoinDesk speaks to MovieTickets.com CEO Joel Cohen about the company's decision to accept bitcoin and the future of the payments program.

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